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I have sweetcorn that looks large enough to pick but there are no beards on them at all. Nothing ever showed. Are they ripe ?
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Only one way to find out Marb. Carefully peel back the sheath and have a look at the kernels. If they look good then stick a fingernail into one of them. If the liquid that comes out is clear they're not ready, if it's milky coloured then they are. -
And I was once told by an "Old Hat Gardener" as a visual indication! They must be hanging from the stalk at a 45 degree angle!
Works for me!
Last edited by Deano's "Diggin It"; 30-09-2013, 08:55 PM."Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"Comment
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Well the whole plant was getting paler by the day so I pulled the cob. Looked inside which took am ages to peel back all the layers. 2 or three fully formed individual sweet corn on a cob bite the rest empty. Threw it away :-(Comment
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Didn't get pollinated then Marb. How many plants did you grow?Comment
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Just the two.Comment
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Sweetcorn should be grown in a block for effective pollination. I wouldn't consider planting any less than 9 plants in a block 3 x 3.Comment
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Marb! As "Rusty" say's! Sweetcorn as to be planted "On Block"
It is wind pollinated, one plant blowing it's stuff on the other n doesn't rely on our little friendly buddies the bee,s n hover flies to do it for us!
The fact you only had two plants may have been your down fall! Not enough stuff floating about to do it!s Bizzi!
Better luck with it next year though!
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Dean diggin it what have you used for path ways? It looks fab!1
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Shredded bark Bo!"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"Comment
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No sorry I meant the green stuff that near your sweetcornOriginally posted by Deano's "Diggin It" View PostComment
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Oh! Got ya!
Plastic roll out garden tracking!
The stuff you can buy so if ya running a wheelbarrow up n down ya lawn, it doesn't do damage!
Really lucky in the fact of where I work, get it in abundance for free!
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Your garden is shady, so I wouldn't expect sweetcorn to do well at all.Originally posted by Marb67 View Post
You need to be putting in plants that can cope with shade: brassicas, lettuce etcAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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